Linda and I checked  Old Sunbury Road and Area N of the Hoover Nature 
Preserve this morning. I had  two objectives, first to see how my nest boxes 
fared during the recent storms,  and second to see what migrants are showing up 
at the preserve. On the first I  was pleased that the nest boxes endured the 
storms better than many trees.  Hardly any damage that require repairs as 
the time for the arrival of the  Prothonotary Warblers nears. I expect the 
first males to return in a week to 10  days. On the second, we were surprised 
by a few of the new arrivals. Both  resident pairs of Osprey are back and as 
Dick Tuttle commented earlier this week  the pair using the platforms at 
Area M in Galena have settled in on the newer  platform which is closer to the 
boardwalk and will give everyone a much better  look at them. An immature 
Bald Eagle seems to have established the area at the  northern end of Hoover 
Reservoir as its favored territory as I am constantly  seeing it either 
perched nearby or soaring over the reservoir. Although I  haven’t seen or heard 
any Prothonotary Warblers yet, Linda and I observed  Yellow-throated, Pine, 
Yellow-rumped and Yellow Warblers. I was somewhat  surprised by the early 
arrival of male Yellow Warblers. This is the earliest  date I have observed 
them at the preserve. I have listed the more interesting  (to me) species 
below. 
Charlie  Bombaci 
Hoover Nature  Preserve 
SPECIES  LIST 
Pied-billed  Grebe 
Double-crested  Cormorant 
Wood  Duck 
American  Black Duck 
Mallard 
Blue-winged  Teal 
Ring-necked  Duck 
Bufflehead 
Hooded  Merganser 
Ruddy  Duck 
Osprey 
Bald  Eagle 
Sharp-shinned  Hawk 
Red-shouldered  Hawk 
Red-tailed  Hawk 
American  Coot 
Pileated  Woodpecker 
Eastern  Phoebe 
Tree  Swallow 
Brown  Creeper 
Carolina  Wren 
Golden-crowned  Kinglet 
Ruby-crowned  Kinglet 
Eastern  Bluebird 
Northern  Mockingbird 
Brown  Thrasher 
Yellow  Warbler 
Yellow-rumped  Warbler 
Yellow-throated  Warbler 
Pine  Warbler 
Eastern  Towhee 
Fox  Sparrow 
White-throated  Sparrow

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